IT risk management
Risk management is an increasingly important discipline for IT leaders, with regulatory compliance an ever-present consideration and the amount of legislation and regulation concerning data security on the rise. We examine the issues around IT risk management and the best practices that IT managers need to know.
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News
02 May 2025
Government and Ofcom disagree about scope of Online Safety Act
MPs heard different views from the online harms regulator and the UK government about whether and how the Online Safety Act obliges platforms to deal with disinformation Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 May 2025
Explaining what’s happening in a cyber attack is hard but crucial
The recent attacks on Marks and Spencer, Harrods and the Co-op show why it is essential for organisations to have a strategy to communicate effectively with customers affected Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Nov 2000
Pathway and the Post Office: the lessons learned
The infamous 1996-1999 Pathway project aimed to computerise the nation’s post offices and tackle benefit fraud. But 18 months... Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Oct 2000
How to scour the world when outsourcing
Thanks to Y2K compliance programmes, it is now perfectly acceptable for a firm to consider moving all or part of its systems development and support... Continue Reading -
Feature
24 May 2000
Lifting the lid on secret stiffing techniques
One of the UK's most experienced IT negotiators lifts the lid on some of the sharp practices used by software suppliers to get... Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2000
MoD did not tell the whole truth on Chinook software
Letters from software experts to Computer Weekly show the Ministry of Defence omitted to mention it sanctioned the very testing... Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Mar 2000
Leaked RAF memo scathing of safety software evaluation
Computer Weekly's Tony Collins uncovers evidence that the MoD has consistently undermined the authority of its software assessors... Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2000
NAO report puts software at the heart of Chinook debate
Tony CollinsGovernment auditors will report tomorrow (Friday) that defence staff put into operational service a fleet of Chinook...
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Feature
12 Jan 2000
Was Y2K a costly non-event?
Many expected catastrophe. In reality, the industry coped well and is now in good shape for the future, writes Bill Goodwin Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Oct 1999
White Paper: Software solutions for effective network power management
Uncertain power conditions can wreak havoc on small businesses, however, there are ways to limit the risk of computer data loss Continue Reading
